Patreon supporters who give&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$5 a month</a>&nbsp;will get an ad-free version of the show!Join our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendlyatheistpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">private Facebook group</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://discord.gg/ww8Yy5vXaG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord server</a>!Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.— An appeals court has <a href="https://ffrf.org/news/releases/5th-circuit-to-reconsider-la-10-commandments-ruling/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vacated</a> a ruling saying Ten Commandments posters in Louisiana schools <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/appeals-court-blocks-louisiana-law" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">are unconstitutional</a>. (1:26)— Oklahoma has already started <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-has-already-started-erasing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">erasing Ryan Walters’ disastrous legacy</a>. (14:14)— The Christian Right tried to make a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/oct/08/conservative-late-night-talkshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">late-night talk show</a>—and it bombed spectacularly. (36:09)— Trump's NSPM-7 memo casts critics of Christianity as <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/trumps-nspm-7-memo-casts-critics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">enemies of the state</a>. (1:05:19)— Megachurch founder and Trump ally Robert Morris <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/megachurch-founder-and-trump-ally" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pleads guilty</a> to child sex abuse. (1:20:00)— <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/faith-fear-and-forced-labor-the-kingdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faith, fear, and forced labor</a>: The Kingdom of God Global Church scandal. (1:39:12)This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at<a href="http://creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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